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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Dark Artifices: Lord of Shadows: The Law is hard, but it is the Law.

"It's Christmas in California/And it's hard to ignore that/It feels like summer all the time/But I'll take a West Coast winter/To remove my splinters/It's good to be alive/It's good to be alive." -Jack's Mannequin.

It's good to be alive and it's good to be with family; especially if your family is the Blackthorns, Carstairs, or Herondales. Until that family is ripped apart by politics and violence and a little bit of faerie trickery. Julian, Emma, Cristina, Kit and literally everyone else we've ever loved are tangled up in a web of secrets and betrayal that has a consequence no one saw coming. Unless you reread this and see the foreshadowing. Come and join ACOFAE as we gush over Julian and his one liners ("I am ruined") and ugly cry over the end of the book. "Death is a gift".

TW / CW: transphobia, racism, death of a family member

Spoilers: The Shadowhunters Universe (specifically A Long Conversation - novella)

Mentions: Empire of Storms, The Cruel Prince, The Originals, A Touch of Ruin, Book of Night, Moulin Rouge, 50 First Dates, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Dark Artifices: Lady Midnight: "We said this wouldn't be linear!"

What better way to beat the cold and holiday blues than to spend the season at the LA Institute surrounded by the Blackthorn family and Emma Carstairs. It's been 5 years since Sebastian died. 5 years since Mark Blackthorn was taken by the Wild Hunt. 5 years since Emma's parents were found murdered. 5 years since anyone has known true peace. Emma is on a quest for revenge and when bodies are discovered murdered in the same way as her parents all these years later, the quest for justice is on. Throw in Tavvy, Dru, Ty, Livvy and Julian Blackthorn, a few reoccurring characters we know and love, and a handful of new characters and we have the recipe for a whole new Shadowhunter story that demands you sit up and pay attention. Oh and it's full of Easter eggs! Just full!

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Spoilers: The Shadowhunters Universe (specifically The Infernal Devices)

Mentions: The Mortal Instruments, Shadowhunters Academy, The Last Hours

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Shatter Me: 2-4: "Want to hear another hot take?"

There are so many things to love about the Shatter Me series. There's action! Adventure! Political Intrigue! Compelling characters...lots of characters. Well, ACOFAE promises that Juliette does in fact stop crying for more than 5 minutes and makes some decisions. Warner does say other things besides "love." The adults do do more than hint at calamity. And Adam does continue to exist. ACOFAE is covering Unravel Me, Ignite Me, and Restore Me and there are some hot takes, some lukewarm takes, and the hottest take to ever have been tooken about Mr. "Lift your hips for me" himself. Oh and Kenji. There are some thoughts about Kenji and just what in the character assassination is going on with him. Throw in some training montages and an excellent GI Jane moment, then we have Shatter me 2-4.

TW / CW: war violence, domestic abuse

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Spoilers: none to our awareness

Mentions: ACOTAR, The Folk of the Air, Red Queen, Game of Thrones, Daughters of the Moon, The Oleander Sword, Divergent, The Hunger Games

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: We are Thankful: Book Lovers and Babel

There are many ways to be thankful. There are SO many things to be thankful for. There are SO SO many books that came out this year. There are SO SO SO many books that Laura Marie and Jessica Marie read that don't make it to the podcast. There is this golden opportunity to share two of these books and why ACOFAE is grateful for them and why they didn't make it to the podcast for a full episode. There has been no contemporary romance on the pod until now with Book Lovers! Jessica Marie brings Book Lovers to the podcast and Laura Marie brings Babel in an episode that brings up excellent points (if we do say so ourselves) about stigmas, work personalities, and how to read the room even when we shouldn't have to. Oh and the plots of the books are discussed! We are thankful for so much but especially you!

TW / CW: none to our knowledge

Spoilers: Book Lovers and Babel

Mentions: Shadowhunters, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, The Dark Artifices, The Infernal Devices, ACOTAR, Crescent City, ACOSF, The Oleander Sword, Dune, Throne of Glass, Ice Planet Barbarians, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Daughters of the Moon 3-4: "Never trust men."

Nothing ever truly goes out of style. Time is a flat circle. Friends don't know everything about each other. Boys can suck. These are the four life lessons that we, the readers, learn in books 3-4 of the Daughters of the Moon series. Jimena and Catty take the lead in their respective books and learn about themselves, adjust their priorities, and gain a bit more knowledge about the future and the Choice that must be made. Lovers back from the dead and a secret prophecy make for fast-paced action, while the plot solidifies into something much bigger than we ever anticipated. Tartarus in LA? Nothing ever truly goes out of style.

TW / CW: discussions surrounding violence

Spoilers: none to our knowledge

Mentions: Euphoria, Shadowhunters, Supernatrual, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Doctor Who, Secret Circle, "Kricket with a K" series

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Mortal Instruments: The Movie: "It blew up into snow!?"

You know that feeling when the thing that you love is going to be a movie and you want it to be successful, and it looks good, and you're so hopeful, and then it comes out and it's hot garbage? Yeah ACOFAE knows that feeling too. sigh There is a lot to love in this movie and a lot to scratch your head at, like why is the portal so wet? Laura Marie has questions. It's Pandemonium in New York as Clary et all kick off their adventures finding cups and killing demons in the movie should have jumpstarted a movie series. There is so much potential. So much.

TW / CW: domestic abuse, sexual assault, recreational drug use, self-harm

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Spoilers: none to our awareness

Mentions: Game of Thrones, Twilights, The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Eurotrip

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Practical Magic: "My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue?"

When thinking of the great Halloween movies Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, or even Beetlejuice may come to mind. A select few are aware of the perfection that is Practical Magic, and ACOFAE cannot and will not be a casual fan of anything. Welcome to an island in Massachusetts where a family of witches has lived for generations. Men are accessories here and the woman are shining as they use and grow into their power. This is a movie about grief, acceptance of yourself and others, family, and sisterhood. IYKYK how ACOFAE feels about sisterhood, and this movie does not disappoint. Be ready to feel everything. Oh, and the movie ends on Halloween! Talk about being on theme.

"There are some things I know for certain: always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can.”

TW / CW: domestic abuse, sexual assault, recreational drug use, self-harm

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Spoilers: none to our awareness

Mentions: Pride and Prejudice

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Oleander Sword: "Women. How they haunt this tale."

We here at ACOFAE have a saying that has served us well: Always meet your idols. Always.

The Oleander Sword brings us back to the ladies we love: Bhumika, Priya, and Maline and things are not excellent. The war is still raging in Parijatdvipa and though Ahiranya is free in name, it falls to the only two temple elders in existence to run it and they are exhausted. Women are in charge everywhere and Chandra will do whatever he must to burn them all. All this while the long slumbering gods have begun to stir and discover that things are not to their liking. Not at all.

TW / CW: none to our awareness

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Spoilers: Kingdom of the Wicked, Dan Brown's "Origin"

Mentions: Priory of the Orange Tree, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #1), The Black Witch, The Jasmine Throne

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Kingdom of the Cursed: "I want to be clear I love Wrath, however.."

this episode was recorded in December of 2021 just FYI

TW / CW: death of a family member

Spoilers: No spoilers to our knowledge

Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): The Vampire Diaries, The folk of the Air series, From Blood and Ash, ACOMAF, Euphoria

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Wild and Wicked Things: 1 for malice 2 for mirth...

If you read The Great Gatsby and liked the setting and the general vibe of the story but didn't connect with the characters, then we have a treat you. Instead of the male main characters in TGG, here we have female witches who throw lavish parties on a magical island off the coast of England. A purple light calls those who need help to the house where bargains are made and magical liquor is consumed. This is a book about being true to yourself, female friendships, and what happens when bargains are not fulfilled. Surprising no one it's never a good thing.

TW / CW: self-harm, homophobia

Spoilers: Practical Magic, The Great Gatsby

Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): Donnie Darko, ACOMAF, The Last Hours, Doctor Who, Kingdom of the Wicked

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